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Must haves in Austin

Posted on 6/3/12 at 1:55 pm
Posted by Dolemite
Lake Charles
Member since Dec 2006
1021 posts
Posted on 6/3/12 at 1:55 pm
What are the best places to eat in Austin? Please include fine dining places for evenings, and dives for lunch.
Posted by LSUbase13
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Member since Mar 2008
15060 posts
Posted on 6/3/12 at 2:02 pm to
Uchi for sushi
La Condesa for upscale mexican/fish/etc. Great place
Salt Lick for Bbq (Driftwood, Tx)
Oasis (more for drinks than food)
Fonda San Miguel for Mexican
Barley Swine for tapas/small plates
Lambert's for Bbq


Posted by Dolemite
Lake Charles
Member since Dec 2006
1021 posts
Posted on 6/3/12 at 2:04 pm to
Heard good things about Salt Lick
Posted by LSUbase13
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Member since Mar 2008
15060 posts
Posted on 6/3/12 at 2:07 pm to
It's good. Fun, laid back atmosphere. It's byob by the way. A lot of people bring an ice chest.
Posted by mikeMD
Red Stick
Member since Sep 2011
204 posts
Posted on 6/3/12 at 2:38 pm to
Salt lick is awesome! Whole foods in BR sells their sauce and rub.

Salt lick is the best in ATX, but rudy's is damn awesome, too.

Check out torchy's tacos for lunch.

Franks has the best hot dogs and sausages. Made from scratch, cheap and very good.



Posted by Uncle Stu
#AlbinoLivesMatter
Member since Aug 2004
33659 posts
Posted on 6/3/12 at 2:40 pm to
Barley Swine
Swift's Attic
Foreign & Domestic
Salty Sow


4 hottest new places in town
Posted by mikeMD
Red Stick
Member since Sep 2011
204 posts
Posted on 6/3/12 at 2:43 pm to
franklin's BBQ is bad arse, but you'll have to wait a few hours to get in. Can't just show up late bc they always sell out.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83583 posts
Posted on 6/3/12 at 3:48 pm to
Barley Swine
Franklin BBQ
Foreign and Domestic
Uchiko/Uchi
Posted by L Boogie
Texas
Member since Jul 2009
5049 posts
Posted on 6/3/12 at 3:50 pm to
Torchy's Tacos
Posted by CrocsWithSocks
Member since Sep 2011
694 posts
Posted on 6/3/12 at 4:20 pm to
There are no must haves in Austin, as it's a vastly overrated city and a damn crappy food town.


That said, the barbacoa taco's at Maria's Taco Xpress and the Especial De Carne Asada at El Taquito.



Posted by Jackalope
Paris. (Austin Native)
Member since Apr 2009
2252 posts
Posted on 6/3/12 at 4:51 pm to
quote:

There are no must haves in Austin, as it's a vastly overrated city and a damn crappy food town.


Agreed.

But best bbq in and around Austin is not Salt Lick or Lamberts. Go to Louie Muellers in Taylor, Smitty's or Kreuz's in Lockhart, or City Market in Luling.

Good Brunch: Lamberts, Moonshine, Jack Allen's.

Thai: Titaya's

Chinese: Asia Cafe (authentic chinese, not american chinese) or Chen's Noodles (noodle house with home made noodles)

Seafood (Austin is not a coastal city and is limited):m Perla's

Pizza: Home Slice, Salvation (try the white clam)

DONTS: Cajun, Southern/Homestyle, Italian

New American: Barley Swine, Congress, South Congress Cafe, Mulberry
Posted by 42
Member since Apr 2012
3703 posts
Posted on 6/3/12 at 11:21 pm to
Curra's, Torchy's. Love them both.

Blue Dahlia is a good place for French style stuff and you can eat in a garden patio out pack that's not too fancy but still nice.

Clay Pit is great Indian, but can be had elsewhere.

For coffee shops, I like Epoch up north and Ruta Maya down south.
Posted by LSUbase13
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Member since Mar 2008
15060 posts
Posted on 6/3/12 at 11:28 pm to
quote:

There are no must haves in Austin, as it's a vastly overrated city and a damn crappy food town.


I disagree and I grew up in arguably the two best culinary cities in the South (New Orleans and now I live in Charleston). Austin has some good places. I've enjoyed every place I listed.
This post was edited on 6/3/12 at 11:35 pm
Posted by Burt Reynolds
Monterey, CA
Member since Jul 2008
22443 posts
Posted on 6/3/12 at 11:39 pm to
quote:

Check out torchy's tacos for lunch.

i love that place
Posted by 42
Member since Apr 2012
3703 posts
Posted on 6/4/12 at 1:06 am to
quote:

Charleston


Love it. From my brief trip I most remember Husk and Tattooed Moose.
Posted by nikinik
Mid City
Member since Jan 2009
5733 posts
Posted on 6/4/12 at 9:21 am to
We loved Garage Mahal. It's an indian food trailer, but the outside set up is more like a restaurant.

For breakfast, we hit up the Torchy's taco's food trailer and it was really good.

We wanted to hit up Barley Swine and East Side Show Room, but didn't have time.
This post was edited on 6/4/12 at 9:22 am
Posted by texas
Member since Apr 2011
406 posts
Posted on 6/4/12 at 11:11 am to
shady grove... get the tortilla chip crusted fish with queso. money time
Posted by L Boogie
Texas
Member since Jul 2009
5049 posts
Posted on 6/4/12 at 12:39 pm to
Eastside Showroom is AWESOME. It's farm-to-table so everything is super fresh. It's also one of Mike Judge's preferred hangouts. :)
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
89884 posts
Posted on 6/4/12 at 12:42 pm to
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and a damn crappy food town



Posted by Hulkklogan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2010
43299 posts
Posted on 6/4/12 at 12:44 pm to
Stubb's BBQ was fricking awesome when I went there.
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